Source: http://www.nj.com, August 4, 2016 By: Rebecca Forand The Environmental Protection Agency has expanded the area to be tested for possible lead contamination in the Birchly Court neighborhood with 28 properties on Woodlane Drive being added to the list. Homeowners in the development, which was built in the 1990s, have found pieces of crushed car […]

Source: http://portlandtribune.com, August 5, 2016 By: Jim Redden Lawyers for the companies that acquired Monsanto have asked the federal court in Portland to dismiss a lawsuit attempting to hold them liable for local pollution created by PCBs manufactured by the original firm. The motion to dismiss filed with the US District Court in Oregon says […]

Source: http://www.cem.va.gov What Do You Need to Consider? Do you perform clearing, grading, or excavation activities? Do you build roads, golf courses, playing fields, homes, or buildings? Are you involved in demolition activities? Will you discharge dredged or fill material to a waterway or wetland? Are you involved in tunnel or pipeline projects? If so, […]

Source: http://6abc.com, August 2, 2016 Dangerous chemicals have been found lurking in contaminated soil in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The cleanup is costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and has an entire neighborhood worried about its health. It all began a few months ago the Martins Family of West Deptford hired someone to repair a […]

Source: http://patch.com, August 1, 2016 By: Brendan Krisel Department of Health officials said that the two cases occurred 10 months apart and there is no indication of an imminent outbreak. The New York City Department of Health has opened an investigation into reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Savoy Park Apartments in Harlem. Department […]

Source: http://www.myajc.com, August 2, 2016 By: Laura Thompson Two Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant workers in Cobb County were recently diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease. Their current condition is unknown, but statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the disease — a type of pneumonia contracted by inhaling contaminated mist or water vapor — […]

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, August 1, 2016 A newly built high-rise residential tower in San Francisco that’s home to famed 49ers’ quarterback Joe Montana and Giants’ outfielder Hunter Pence is slowly sinking and shifting, and may ignite a court battle between residents and the city. The 58-story Millennium Tower, located at 301 Mission Street just south of […]

Source: UPI Top Stories, July 30, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com Companies deemed potentially responsible for decades-long contamination at a saltwater marsh in Georgia came to an agreement for funding more clean-up efforts. Honeywell International and the Georgia Power Company agreed to a settlement requiring them to spend $28.6 million to remove contaminated sediments and isolate […]

Source: https://www.nrdc.org, July 29, 2016 By: Meleah Geertsma This summer brought more good news for Chicago-area communities struggling with dust and other industrial pollution, following the removal of outdoor petroleum coke and coal piles at KCBX’s Southeast Side facility. In late June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an important settlement with Ozinga, a […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, May 23, 2016 By: Richard Cowen Congregation Emek Yehoshua’s plan to build a synagogue, school and banquet hall on the site of a long-shuttered factory on Brook Avenue has hit a major snag. The state Department of Environmental Protection has declared the site to be contaminated and in need of a cleanup, effectively […]

Source: http://www.northjersey.com, July 28, 2016 By: Scott Fallon An $11 million cleanup plan for one of the most contaminated industrial sites in the Meadowlands would cap pockets of polluted soil in asphalt and place a barrier over fouled wetlands, according to the proposal unveiled Wednesday by environmental regulators. The plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

Source: http://www.whig.com, July 26, 2016 By: Don O’Brien Less than a month after unveiling a nearly $5 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant and delivery system at the Illinois Veterans Home, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced two residents had been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. Dr. Nirva Shah, director of the Illinois Department […]